Biography of Gio Benitez

Young ‘Gio’ Benitez, an American television journalist, is known for working at ABC News. He appears on several ABC shows, including Good Morning America, World News Tonight, 20/20, and Nightline. He also hosts the Fusion version of Nightline and has won two Emmy Awards. He has been married to Tommy DiDario since 2016. The couple got engaged on September 17, 2015 in Paris. Their wedding ceremony took place on April 16, 2017 in Miami.

Early life, biography and education of Gio Benitez

Gio Benitez, an award-winning journalist, has covered a wide range of stories for ABC, including the Mexican prison, the Boston Marathon bombing and the shooting at a Pulse nightclub.

Gio Benitez was born on October 29, 1985, in Miami, Florida, United States, under the birth sign Scorpio. He was born to Cuban parents. Benitez is an American citizen with a decent mix of Spanish and Cuban.

He enrolled at Miami Coral Park High School and graduated in 2004. He then completed a bachelor’s degree in anthropology and sociology at Florida International University. Benitez is fluent in English and Spanish.

Gio Benitez career

Gio Benitez began his career as a journalist in 2009 when he became a reporter forWFOR, the Miami-based CBS-owned television station. In that year, he became the first reporter to film a TV story entirely with an iPhone. He worked for nearly five years there and moved toRed ABCin 2013.

During his tenure withWFOR, he covered the 2012 presidential election and reported extensively on the Trayvon Martin case. After joiningABCNews in 2013, he has contributed to numerous programs, includingWorld News Tonight with David Muir, Nightline, and 20/20.

Gio Benitez was born and raised in Miami. He is fluent in English and Spanish. He had attended the School of Public and International Affairs at Florida International University. He has a degree in sociology and anthropology from the University.

Gio Benitez has his grandparents as his childhood hero. According to him, it is inspired by their bravery and journey as they sacrificed and risked everything to escape the cruel control of the communists in Cuba.

Gio loves to eat peanut butter and chocolate. It is his favorite guilty pleasure. Gio also says that if he hadn’t been a reporter, he would have been a film director or a television meteorologist. He had started in the news business at CBS4, WFOR Television as an intern when he was just 17, for Coral Park High School.

At WFOR Network, he has covered a wide range of stories, including relief efforts in Haiti, which had experienced the devastating 2010 earthquake and also the Trayvon Martin case.

He is a great lover of techno gadgets. In keeping with his love and a new taste in news reporting with these devices, he became the first TV reporter to report on Apple’s iPhone launch in 2009 using the device.

Prior to becoming a reporter, Benitez was an investigative producer at WFOR and worked on stories about Medicare fraud, public safety and government corruption. He started at the station as a study and work fellow of the Emma L. Bowen Foundation. His first on-air job was actually on radio, on the nationally syndicated consumer electronics show, Into Tomorrow with Dave Graveline.

Gio Benitez is an ABC News correspondent and host of the New York-based Fusion edition of Nightline. He reports for all ABC News shows and platforms, including ‘Good Morning America,’ ‘World News Tonight with David Muir,’ ‘Nightline,’ and ’20/20.’

Gio Benitez’s Net Value and Salary

Gio Benitez’s net worth is $4 million today. He earns a huge salary from ABC News. According to one source, the ABC news anchor receives $75,000 annually. Benitez co-host David Muir has $7 million.

The innovative storytelling and the way he used the device caught the attention of many of his viewers and he was widely admired and appreciated for his effort. In 2013, Gio joined ABC Network and is currently on the team.

Very talented and hardworking with the ability to tell dynamic stories, Gio Benitez has received two regional Emmy Awards and is nominated eight times. Above all, he is noted for his reporting in the investigative series into the alleged police brutality that resulted in the handing over of the guns and badges of two of Miami’s police officers.

Married, spouse and wedding of Gio Benítez

Gio Benitez is a married man. He has been married to Tommy DiDario since 2016. Gay reporter Benitez and boyfriend Tommy Didario got engaged on September 17, 2015. Benitez asked him a question at the Eiffel Tower, Paris. The duo married on April 16, 2016. The two hosted their wedding ceremony in Miami, Florida.

Benitez and Didario dated eight months before getting engaged. The couple is sharing the wonderful married life together for a long time without any rumors of divorce. Benitez frequently shares beautiful photos with his spouse Tommy DiDario on his Instagram account.

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Previously, the media personality allegedly in a relationship with ABC co-anchor David Muir. Some sources, claims that David Muir is rumored to be gay, but has not accepted this rumor.

Gio Benitez is a hot, sexy and very handsome reporter who has News Network today. His fans go crazy at the sight of his photos where you can even notice his shirtless photos. He has a good stature with large muscular appearances.

Gio is also quite active on social networks such as Facebook and Instagram, where he has more than 146,000 followers as of 2019.

Age, height and other facts of Gio Benítez

• Gio Benitez stands 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighs around 70 kg.
• He has purple eye color and grayish-black hair.
• Age: October 29, 1985(33 years)
• Nationality: American
• Ethnicity: Mixed